Cleveland @ Chicago picks

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Andrew Benintendi in the 80th percentile when assessing his batting average ability.. Andrew Benintendi is penciled in 3rd on the lineup card in this matchup.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best stadium in the game for run-scoring.. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. Batting from the opposite that Gavin Williams throws from, Andrew Benintendi will have the upper hand in today's matchup.

Carlos Santana is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today.. The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Carlos Santana pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (40% — 98th percentile) and sets up very well considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Carlos Santana's maximum exit velocity (an advanced metric to study power) has been 113.2 mph this year, ranking in the 82nd percentile.. When it comes to plate discipline, Carlos Santana's ability is quite strong, posting a 1.55 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 84th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Miguel Vargas in the 86th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Miguel Vargas is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Guaranteed Rate Field as the 4th-best park in MLB for RHB home runs.. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. Extreme flyball hitters like Miguel Vargas tend to be more successful against extreme groundball pitchers like Gavin Williams.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Nolan Jones in the 89th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill.. Nolan Jones is projected to bat 2nd in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 61% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the batting order this season.. The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Nolan Jones will have the upper hand in today's matchup.. Nolan Jones has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.2%) and has the good fortune of hitting them in the direction of the game's 5th-shallowest LF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jose Ramirez in the 96th percentile as it relates to his overall offensive ability.. Jose Ramirez is penciled in 3rd in the lineup in today's game.. The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Jose Ramirez pulls many of his flyballs (41.8% — 99th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards the league's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Jose Ramirez has been optimizing his launch angle on his hardest hit balls quite well of late, putting up a 28.7° angle on such balls over the past 7 days.

Lenyn Sosa has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (73% of the time), but he is penciled in 2nd on the lineup card in this game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best stadium in the game for run-scoring.. Lenyn Sosa has an 89th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.9%) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the game's 9th-shallowest RF fences in today's game.. Lenyn Sosa will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which ought to boost all of his stats.. Lenyn Sosa's average exit velocity has risen significantly from last season to this one, averaging 91.3-mph now compared to just 88.9-mph then.

The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Bo Naylor will have the upper hand today.. Bo Naylor pulls a lot of his flyballs (33.7% — 79th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. There has been a significant improvement in Bo Naylor's launch angle from last season's 19.5° to 22.6° this year.. Bo Naylor's footspeed has improved this year. His 26.57 ft/sec Statcast Sprint Speed last year sits at 27.21 ft/sec now.

Angel Martinez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order in today's game.. The #4 field in the game for boosting home runs to left-handed hitters, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Guaranteed Rate Field.. Angel Martinez pulls many of his flyballs (37.8% — 96th percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them towards baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.. Angel Martinez's launch angle this year (18.4°) is considerably higher than his 14.8° figure last year.. In the past 7 days, Angel Martinez has been successful in optimizing the launch angle of his hardest hit balls to hit for power, putting up a 25.4° angle.

Kyle Manzardo is projected to hit 4th in the batting order in today's game.. The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best stadium in the game for run-scoring.. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. Hitting from the opposite that Jonathan Cannon throws from, Kyle Manzardo will have an edge today.. Posting a 26.000 Expected Home Runs per 600 plate appearances (an advanced metric created by the leading projection system (THE BAT X) utilizing Statcast data) this year , Kyle Manzardo grades out in the 81st percentile for power.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Guaranteed Rate Field as the 5th-best stadium in the game for run-scoring.. Homers are generally more common at venues with shallow fences, and Guaranteed Rate Field has the 3rd-shallowest among all major league stadiums.. Daniel Schneemann will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jonathan Cannon in today's game.. Extreme groundball bats like Daniel Schneemann tend to perform better against extreme flyball pitchers like Jonathan Cannon.. Daniel Schneemann has made big strides with his Barrel%, bettering his 4.8% rate last season to 13.5% this year.